While nothing might run like a Deere, the Illinois Railway's Zearing Job makes a leisurly shove to the BNSF interchange at Zearing, Illinois with eleven cars for interchange. Lead GP35 3500 is the... (more)

During a run by.

Illinois Railway's Zearing Job makes a second trip to Zearing in the late afternoon. This was shot from County Road 2900E

While waiting for Conductor Spika to set a few switches, Engineer Vahey checks out the inner bowels of CF7 No. 5 as it prepares to make the short trip back to La Salle with a cut of new hoppers.

Engineer Kevin Vahey works the throttle on Illinois Railnet 5 as it works it's way up a hill east of Zearing with a cut of cars that have just been interchanged with the BNSF.

The "Rail Net" nears Zearing Yard, completing its trip from La Salle.

The Rail Net prepares to bring its train into the yard.

GWR 5625 and IR 5 bring a cut of cars into the yard at Zearing.

It's a unique case of "Old Meets New", as Great Western Railway 5625 meets a few ES44s at Zearing while taking it's cars from the Illinois Railway and spotting them in the small yard off of the BN... (more)

Racing into the sun, under the soon to be removed CB&Q signal bridge.

The Southwest Chief is rolling through rural Illinois on its way west as it passes under one of the soon to be replaced original CB&Q signals on the Mendota Sub.

Amtrak 381 passes the huge signal bridge at East Zearing, IL on the BNSF Mendota Sub.

A westbound coal empty bound for Caballo Mine, WY, is passing thru Zearing on their way west towards Galesburg, IL. Cars on the right are for the Illinois Railnet which comes to Zearing and interc... (more)